responsAbility
Details
- Last Funding Type
- Debt Financing
- Last Funding Money Raised
- $175M
- Industries
- Asset Management,Finance,Financial Services
- Founded date
- May 13, 2003
- Operating Status
- Active
- Legal Name
- responsAbility Investments AG.
- Investor Type
- Venture Capital
A leading impact asset manager, responsAbility manages over USD 3 bn of assets invested in 450 fully ESG-compliant high-impact companies across 90 emerging economies. Since the company's inception in 2003, responsAbility-managed funds have disbursed USD 10 bn in private debt and private equity to companies in the financial inclusion, sustainable food and climate finance sectors whose business models directly support the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).responsAbility is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, and has local offices in Bangkok, Lima, Mumbai, Nairobi, Oslo, Paris and Tbilisi. Owned by various reputable Swiss and international financial institutions, private investors and its own employees, responsAbility is registered with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA.
Funding Rounds
| Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2019 | Debt Financing | $175M | 3 |
Alecta
Calvert Impact Capital
OPIC - Overseas Private Investment Corporation
|
— | Detail |
Funds Raised
| Announced Date | Fund Name | Money Raised | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2021 | Financing for Healthier Lives DAC | $177.50M | |
| Dec 20, 2019 | responsAbility Access to Clean Power Fund | $158M | |
| May 19, 2018 | responsAbility SICAV (Lux) Agriculture Fund | $95M | |
| May 19, 2018 | responsAbility Agriculture I, SLP | $67.50M | |
| Mar 24, 2015 | responsAbility Energy Access Fund | $34M |
Investments
|
Date
Company Name
|
Round | Money Raised | Industry | Lead Investor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jan 3, 2023
Qoala
|
Series B | $5.42M | Financial Services | Yes |
|
Dec 1, 2022
Aye Finance
|
Debt Financing | ₹710M | Finance | Yes |
|
Nov 1, 2022
Mister Loo
|
Debt Financing | Fr5M | Construction | — |
|
Jul 7, 2022
Wave Mobile Money
|
Debt Financing | €90M | Financial Services | — |
|
May 10, 2022
Equity Group Holdings
|
Post-IPO Debt | $165M | Banking | — |
Investors
| Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
|---|---|---|
|
Alecta
|
Yes | Debt Financing |
|
Calvert Impact Capital
|
Yes | Debt Financing |
|
OPIC - Overseas Private Investment Corporation
|
Yes | Debt Financing |
Employee Profiles
Exits
responsAbility has had 6 exits. responsAbility most notable exits include PEG Africa , U Gro Capital
| Date | Company Name | Exit Type | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2022 | PEG Africa | M&A | Detail | |
| Aug 11, 2021 | U Gro Capital | IPO | Financial Services | Detail |
| Dec 30, 2020 | SeA Bank | IPO | Banking | Detail |
| Aug 8, 2019 | Fawry | IPO | Banking | Detail |
| Sep 4, 2015 | Satin Creditcare Network | IPO | Banking | Detail |
